English Explanatory Dictionary

oicho-kabu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Japanese gambling game similar to baccarat and the Korean game seotda, played with kabufuda or hanafuda cards, where the goal is to achieve a hand scoring as close to 9 points as possible.

Pronunciation

/ˌɔɪ.t͡ʃoʊˈkɑː.buː/

Word forms

oicho-kabu oichokabu

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese おいちょかぶ (oicho-kabu). Compound of オイチョ (oicho, “the 8 card”) + カブ (kabu, “the 9 card”), borrowed from Portuguese oito (“eight”) and Portuguese cabo (“end”, for being the highest card) respectively.

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